The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-18


would come down here and get rich Ia q
few years and then 20 hack. But am
hero now. Why, am not even able TO
get back Ia St. Paul (Laughter.) Nov
Plymat here laughs and thinks it's a.
good joke, but II he don't look ont, he
will not get 10 be County Attorney.
Well in those days was bachelor and
Ike Bill Randall here | suppose was
running all over the country. / think
this is the best place In the world.
Among our many advantages we have
got good schools, Normal schools and
colleges. came in and brought In q
thousand sheep. my brother and J. And
as some say zone must lose all they have
got before they will learn how 10 live.H
As for me became n good citizen in.six
months after | got here, for lost every
thing / had
Rev. Mr., Moses said, my father came
here in 1851, 80 ] suppose ! am an early
settler. We know that we have but rs
yet reared u snperstructure. While we
recount the pleasing past we might think
what fnrther can be done. While look
on this congregation feel that they are
great and vital questions. Let as pro-
vide for our children so they may have
good start. Napoleon depends upon
the enterprise and advance of its citiz-
ems. Now, as long as / stay in Maple
ton i am identified with It. There should
be high school erected here. l advo-
cate an academy Christian school. 1t
would ne the best investment we could
make. II would extend its refining in
tiuenee in all our homes.
Mr.. j. +. Brown was called, but being
the char, he pretended not to hear.
Mr.. Daniel Brooks was called, but was
not present.
Mr.. T. 6. Daily was called, but did not
respond.
Mr.. John Mcpherson was called and
sang Scotch dialect song ''The Drunk
ards Rugged BARN."
Mr.. VIM. Geddes was called. He
thought that his talk would not be sue
cess. Talking was not hls trade. He came
and settled near the Agency (St. Clair
or Hilton in 1884. He said when / first
saw Mr.. Brown, our chairman here,
had feelings akin to Scott's Lady of the
Lake. was IN the lake swimming with
two or three little half breed boys and
he came along with boiled shnt on,
tinery that was not used to. My trous-
ers in those days were made from a
gram bag. Those boys who had good
clothes in these days should be thank
full. ] should rather have two years
added to my life now than go back TO
1884, for there is so much bitterness that
do not want it. Now what Mr.. Spauld-
ing said Is true as gospel "that no man
really understands himself till he has
lost all he has got. think we should
organize an old settlers meeting to con-
Vene every year.
Music was given by the choir entitled
Leaving Home"
Rev. Mr.. Conrad then said, Mr.. Brown
is not responsible for these remarks,
but wish to say in explanation that
whatever praise | deserve, my highest
reward is to be surrounded by my
friends; and when say that those were
happy times | never had any better, my
young days were full of hardship. There
were seven of us children used to eat out
of the same basin.
The chairman then declared the meet.
ing adjourned.
The choir deserves honorable mention
in the selection and rendition of some
choice pieces of music. Miss Flora Han
na and Mr.. Joe Stephens sang the due
maggie, Darling, Now Good Bye" in 9
: manner that would cause the opera goinc
young man with the nice ear for music
, to adjust his eye-glass.